Description
We are seeking a Principal Consultant - Design Management to oversee design aspects of infrastructure projects, ensuring technical accuracy and compliance with client requirements.
The successful candidate will manage consultants, contractors, and internal teams to deliver high-quality infrastructure solutions across the full project lifecycle.
Responsibilities
Design Oversight & Coordination
- Monitor and ensure correctness, completeness, and compliance with scope.
- Review and comment on design documents and drawings; incorporate revisions.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for technical support and design validation.
Project Management
- Lead design-related activities during different project stages.
- Prepare and review project strategies, technical proposals, and lifecycle cost analyses.
- Attend client meetings and convey project submission milestones to team leads.
- Ensure design teams adhere to project programmes.
- Flag change requests to commercial and project management teams.
- Assist in forming variations and extensions of time.
Technical Leadership
- Propose alternative materials/systems to optimise design, operations, and maintenance.
- Conduct risk analysis and provide technical input for safety in design aspects.
- Ensure compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Manage IPD teams within GCC, India.
- Attend meetings with clients, consultants, and sub-consultants.
- Present technical solutions and design strategies to internal and external stakeholders.
Qualifications
Qualifications & Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related field (Master's preferred).
- 12 to 15 years of experience in infrastructure design management, preferably with consultancy and contractor exposure.
- Professionally qualified Engineer or having started the journey towards the same.
Skills & Competencies:
- Strong understanding of infrastructure systems (roads, utilities, structures).
- Proficiency in design tools (AutoCAD, ACC).
- Excellent project management and communication skills.
- Familiarity with design coordination, cost estimation, and technical documentation.